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LLUMC Prison Ministry

In response to our mission of loving ALL people into relationship with Jesus Christ, Lovers Lane UMC has an impressive ministry to prisons in North Texas, receiving the Religious Service Governor’s Criminal Justice Volunteers Service Award in 2010. We conduct an Alpha Program at the Powledge Unit in Palestine on Wednesdays and Saturday, at the Hutchins Unit on Thursdays. Every week we reach over 450 inmates with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are grateful to have volunteers who have been faithfully serving this ministry, taking their time to spend with inmates, and we are always looking for more. Prayerfully consider joining in a ministry that exemplifies God’s Word, “I was in prison and you visited me,” and be exceedingly and abundantly blessed. Visiting and spending time with inmates changes the way you view God, and the way you view other people.

Pastor

Ngonidzaishe Mukarakate

Ngonidzaishe Mukarakate

Associate Pastor of Zimbabwe Fellowship

What did you do before working at Lovers Lane?

Before coming to Lovers Lane, I served in the Zimbabwe Fellowship at Brunswick United Methodist church in Minnesota, which had the same dynamics that first-generation immigrants face in the USA. Before then, I was in Zimbabwe as a pastor since 1994, and also, serving in different capacities in the church.

What brought you to Lovers Lane?

I first came to Lovers Lane in November 2012 as a guest preacher to the Zimbabwe Fellowship, and I fell in love with the joy and love exhibited by the entire Lovers Lane community; hence, I developed a deep sense of belonging.

Why do you appreciate serving in your ministry area?

I love the diversity in ministry at Lovers Lane UMC, and of course, the practical mission statement of Loving ALL people into relationship with Jesus Christ, which enlivens the Great Commission. There is renewal, of my spirit in services and in programs that are going on at this church.